Reflections #15

David Mack's Kabuki: Reflections #15 presents the series' meditative sensibility in full bloom, with a watercolor figure of a young woman set within an oval frame against a wash of violet and magenta — more art-object than comic cover. The aged, parchment-toned background and delicate draftsmanship give the whole thing the feeling of a found keepsake, which feels entirely fitting for a series Chuck Palahniuk once called "genius" at taking "comic narrative to the art gallery level." Published by Marvel's Icon imprint in 2009, this is exactly the kind of oversized, thoughtful package that made Kabuki a conversation piece well beyond the comics rack.